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NPR Weekend Edition Saturday

Weekend Edition Saturday wraps up the week"s news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR"s Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.

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5:11

What does the impending expiry of the African Growth...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/27

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Reuben Brigety, a former U.S. ambassador to the African Union, about the importance of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which expires next week.

8:09

Meklit Hadero discusses her album, 'A Piece of...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/27

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to musician Meklit Hadero about her new album, "A Piece of Infinity," which celebrates Ethiopian music.

3:57

How a friend helped bring a former fellow Army vet...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/27

As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from Army veterans Laura Meza and Livy Lazaro - both children of immigrants - who joined the military after high school.

7:18

One year after Hurricane Helene -- how it reshaped...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/27

For people who live in the path of Hurricane Helene, the storm has changed their thinking about being prepared for and living through the next disaster.

7:28

Janice Hallett discusses her new novel, 'The Killer...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/27

Pub quizzes are a popular part of British life. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Janice Hallett about her new novel, "The Killer Question" – a tale of a trivia night that turns deadly.

5:34

NPR-Ipsos poll: Americans don't broadly support...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/27

Americans are concerned about crime, but don't broadly support President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to U.S. cities, according to a new NPR-IPSOS poll.

2:50

Opinion: Robert Redford will always light up our screens

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

The late Robert Redford will be remembered for his many movie roles. But he also leaves the artistic legacy of the Sundance Film Festival, which nurtured generations of independent filmmakers.

5:45

What does free speech mean?

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

The First Amendment is meant to protect freedom of speech for the nation's people and press. But this week, that protection was tested.

4:22

What does the CDC panel vote on childhood vaccine...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

Will Stone summarizes the CDC advisory committee's rollback of two vaccines for kids and the restrictions on the COVID-19 vaccine.

4:52

International Rescue Committee official explains...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the International Rescue Committee's head of emergencies, Bob Kitchen, about the aid organization's decision to close all its programming in Gaza City, amid an Israeli military takeover of the city.

3:54

Saturday Sports: The last week of the regular MLB...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss sports and sports topics.

5:56

A look at 2 states that are becoming increasingly...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

Two swing states — Georgia and North Carolina — have Senate races that will be closely watched next year. What's the message of some of the leading candidates? It's all about President Trump.

3:23

How Publishers Clearing House's bankruptcy is...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Publishers Clearing House winner Tamar Veatch, who stopped getting annual payments earlier this year as the company behind the sweepstakes fell into bankruptcy.

4:48

An overview of public sentiment in the U.K. regarding...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Tim Stanley a columnist at the "The Telegraph" about President Trump's visit to the U.K. – and the rise of the populist right in the country.

4:10

Week in Politics: A government shutdown looms;...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

A government shutdown looks increasingly likely at the end of the month, and a memorial service for Charlie Kirk is due to be held in Arizona.

5:00

Farm Aid celebrates its 40th anniversary with a...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

Farm Aid, the annual concert to support family farmers, celebrates 40 years. Newcomer singer-songwriter Jesse Welles — who has a large social media following -- will join long-time musician activists.

9:16

Ian McEwan discusses his new novel, 'What We Can Know'

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

In the future, Britain is partly submerged by rising seas – but what do people remember of the past? NPR's Scott Simon talks to British author Ian McEwan about his new novel, "What We Can Know."

7:52

The inspiration behind rock band Wednesday's new...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Karly Hartzman, frontwoman of indie rockers Wednesday, about how dark stories and the end of a relationship informed the songwriting on the band's new album "Bleeds."

5:39

'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay' opens New...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay," Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, has been adapted for opera. It opens Sunday at the Metropolitan Opera.

8:08

A new book, 'History Matters,' features the work of...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

A new posthumous collection from David McCullough, "History Matters," has just been published. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jon Meacham and Dorie McCullough Lawson about it.

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